State News items from Morganton to Winston-Salem
Summary of scattered state notes: Morganton church splits over bar rooms after May town election. Aycock appoints W. H. Neal and L. D. Robinson to judgeships and solicitorships. Virginia Ragsdale honored with foreign fellowship for education via University Women. Wake County nets 14k bond sale, funds misused stated. Winston-Salem talks railroad to Stokes mines. legal case on jury tampering in Iredell. floods devastate land and fertilizer losses. New elections board named. peanut crop sale dispute with 60k bushels overvalued.
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Morganton
The
Baptist Church
Aycock
W. H. Neal
Laurinburg
Eighth Judicial District
L. D. Robinson
Wadesboro
Anson County
Association For the Promotion of University Education For Women
Baltimore
Virginia Ragsdale
Jamestown
N. C
Salem Female Academy
Bryn Mawr College
Gottingen
Col. Olds
H.F Seawell
Jonesboro
John &. Cuningham
Board of Agriculture
Board of Elections
Wilson G. Lamb
Williamston
Martin County
Robert T. Claywell
Burke County
R. A. Doughton
Sparta
Allagheny County
Clarence Cull
Wilkesboro
Wilkes County
Freeman
Hendersonville
Senator Simmons
Jeter C. Writchard
Kilgo Granted New Trial In Damages Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court grants Rev Dr Jac C Kilgo a new trial in the damages suit filed by Rev T J Gattis against Trinity College president. The court, announced Friday., Justice Montgomery writes the opinion with no dissent. Justice Clark did not participate.
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Granville County
T. J. Gattis
Jac. C. Kilgo
Trinity College
Gattis
Kilgo
Supreme Court
Justice Montgomery
Clark
Scotland Watermelons Pledge Big Melon Crop
A. J. Brinson of Old Hundred reports 400 acres in watermelons and 40 acres in cantaloupes on Scotland county soil. He expects to ship 200 cars of melons and 10 to 12 cars of cantaloupes, with melons showing runners after 25 days. Brinson, a seasoned watermelon farmer, praises the county’s soil.
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Ex-Administration
Roanoke River
O’berry
A. J. Brinson
Old Hundred
Brinson
Scotland
Laurinburg Exchange
The Old and New Presidents at Davidson College
The retirement of Rev. J. B. Shearer, D. D., from the presidency of Davidson College is noted as a significant event in North Carolina education. Dr. Henry Louis Smith is described as a highly capable successor with broad vision, ready to lead Davidson into continued prosperity and Christian educational work across the state.
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J. B. Shearer
Davidson College
North Carolina
Davidson
Henry Louis Smith
Charlotte Observer
Burke Herald Urges Local Food Self Sufficiency
In Burke County and Morganton, 15 000 rural residents feed 2 000 town residents, while goods come from distant states. The Herald urges keeping wealth local by farming, stops wasteful timber cutting, and warns of long term poverty if farm income leaves the county.
Burke County Farmers Urged to Buy Local Produce
The Morganton Herald urges local farmers to boost home production and spend money at home. It criticizes wasteful selling and rebuying of corn, calls for raising crops and livestock, and condemns outflow of wealth while urging a practical, homegrown ethos.
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Burke County
Morganton
Catherine Page Chapel Gift to Raleigh Orphanage
The eight children of the late Mrs. A F Page gave four thousand dollars to finish the interior and furnish the Catherine Page Chapel at the Methodist Orphanage in Raleigh. The Page gifts total about twelve thousand dollars, crowning a long record of support for the institution.
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A. F. Page
Aberdeen
N. C
Raleigh
Catharine Page
Rural district libraries to receive state funds
The State appropriation for rural district libraries will be available July 1. Six Anson county districts have raised the local $10 and will receive $10 each once funds are released. Counties reporting multiple applications include Wilson Brunswick Mecklenburg Warren Greene while several others filed one district each. Col. Julian Carr will donate $10 to each Durham district beyond the first six, ensuring all districts in that county gain aid.
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General Toon
W. D. Redfearn
Schoo
Anson County
Iredell
Anson
Durham
Bertie
Nash
Rutherford
Wilson
Brunswick
Mecklenburg
Warren
Greene
Duplin
Lincoln
Columbus
Orange
Franklin
Onslow
Cherokee
Caldwell
Bladen
Henderson
Durham County
Julian 8. Carr
Colonel Carr
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Raleigh Post
Mrs McKinley Ill As Death Rumors Rise In Washington
In Washington on June 1 reports say Mrs McKinley remains very ill with speculation she may die soon or linger weeks or months. Also on June 1 the administration said the Cuban Constitutional Convention did not meet the Platt amendment terms and refused to accept the Cuban constitution as written.
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WasHington
Havana
Platt Amendment Accepted by Cuban Constitutional Convention
Havana May 28 The Cuban Constitutional Convention voted 15 to 14 to accept the Platt Amendment as part of the majority report from the Committee on Relations. Delegates Gomez Portuondo Manduley Robau Castro and Tamayo opposed with calling opponents traitors. The convention proceeds to draft election law. Now will come immediate independence.
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Havana
Committee On Relations
Senores Portuondo
Gomez
Tamayo
Senor Tamayo
Senor Gomez
Senores Castro
Robau
Mandaley
Gener
Portuondo
Lacret
Manduley
Cisneros
Ferrer
Fortun
E. Tamayo
Silva
Castro
Zayas
Aleman
Senores Rivera
Bramo
Confederate Veterans Adjourn and Reelect Gordon in Dallas
Memphis Tennessee May 29 The Confederate veterans convention adjourned to meet next year in Dallas General John B Gordon was reelected commander without opposition The assembly cheered as he spoke and thanked them They also announced plans to erect the Battle Abbey in Richmond with groundwork and corner stone within ninety days and officials to finalize details.
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Dallas
Texas
Battle Abbey
Memphis
Tenn
Confederate Veterans’ Convention
John B. Gordon
Order
Richmond
City of
Porto Rico Cases Define Islands as Domestic U.S. Territory
Solicitor General Richards says Supreme Court rulings affirm insular policy. Porto Rico and the Philippines are not integral parts of the United States but domestic territory under Congress. Congress may set duties and regulations. Dingley act duties do not apply to goods from Porto Rico.
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Congress
Washington
John T. Richards
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Porto Rico
Philippines
United States
States of the Union
Spooner
Equality of Man Repudiated in London Commentary
London May 30 The Morning Leader radical declares the Supreme Court decision a revolution overturning the Declaration of Independence. It claims the United States will tax Puerto Rico as Britain taxed colonies and that the old doctrine of natural equality of men is abandoned. It argues France remains truer to republican ideals with Algiers and Tonquin sending representatives to Paris.
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London
Supreme Court
United States
Porto Rico
George
France
Algiers
Tonquin
Paris
Resignations Not Accepted by Governor McSweeney
Governor McSweeney, back from Memphis, informs Senators McLaurin and Tillman he will not accept their resignations. He cites risk of bitterness and a campaign of personalities hindering South Carolina's progress. Tillman disputes the move, saying the canvass must continue.
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Columbzia
McSweeney
Memphis
McLaurin
Tillman
Senaor Tillman
Distress Grows in East Tennessee Flood Zone
Late May report details widespread wreckage across Elizabethtown and surrounding counties. Hundreds of homes washed away leaving families without shelter food or bedding while aid efforts proceed slowly led by Lee F Miller. War Department urged to send one thousand tents as floods cut off transport.
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Cuattanooga
East Tennessee
Elizabethtown
Lee F. Miller
Brownlow
War Department
Elk Park
Dee
Watauga
Holston
Sullivan
Washington Counties
Holachucky
Greene County
Johnson City
Tenn
Back Mountain
Carter
Johnson and Union Counties
Mitchell County
N. C
Hampton
Roan Mountain
McLaurin Defends Democracy in Palmetto Bid
Senator John L. McLaurin from Bennettsville declares his candidacy against the senior Senator in a May address. He criticizes Bossism and calls for free thought and independence, while urging unity and a fair campaign on national issues. Railroad machinists join a nine hour day strike showing labor tensions.
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Palmetto
Charleston
8. C
Bennettsville
Tillman
Gaffney
United States Senate
Senate
South Carolina
Edgefield County
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